can anybody help (door handle screws come out)

[jake01]

one of my interior handles has bust off and left the screw holes bust into the lock inside the door. i have have tried packing the holes with match sticks as a temporally measure,so just wondering if anyone could help,many thanks jake

 

[JohnD]

you are talking about how to refix the handle to the door?

You might consider buying a larger, or different, handle, so that the screws go in a different place.

Or you might use longer or thicker screws, that will bite into fresh wood.

If the handle operates a tubular mortice lock, which is very narrow, there will be plenty of room above and below it for longer screws. If yours is a sashlock, with a large metal case morticed into the door, there is less wood round it.

If you post a photo of the handle and the holes in the door, we can advise better.
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[denso13]

Or use http://www.doorhandlesdirect.co.uk/20/section.aspx/5442/bolt_through_fixing_set_for_lever_furniture if possible which will fix one handle to the other. All depends what you have at the moment.

 

[jake01]

Or use http://www.doorhandlesdirect.co.uk/20/section.aspx/5442/bolt_through_fixing_set_for_lever_furniture if possible which will fix one handle to the other. All depends what you have at the moment.

hi there denso that is what i was looking for just didn`t know that they were called so thank you very much mate,jake